1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 0 0 8 2 0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 1 0 8 2 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 4 3 0 6 4 0
Murray State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Morehead State 2 5 0 2 6 1
East Tennessee State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Middle Tennessee 1 6 0 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the OVC.